mchawi@garnet.berkeley.edu (08/05/89)
FRI AUG 18, 1989 32,768th day of the 20th century
dbk@teroach.UUCP (Dave Kinzer) (08/05/89)
In article <27003@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> mchawi@garnet.berkeley.edu () writes: > FRI AUG 18, 1989 > 32,768th day of the 20th century Or is that: THU AUG 17, 1989 32,767th day of 20th century FRI AUG 18, 1989 -32,768th day of 20th century * * * Imminent use of deathnet predicted. * * * // Dave Kinzer (602)897-3085 asuvax!mcdphx!teroach!dbk Opinions are mine. \X/
bryan@cs.utexas.edu (Bryan Bayerdorffer @ Wit's End) (08/06/89)
In article <27003@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> mchawi@garnet.berkeley.edu () writes: =- =- FRI AUG 18, 1989 =- =- 32,768th day of the 20th century BUUUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! Oh I'm sorry; no trip to Guadalajara for you. You'll have to settle for our consolation prize---the blow on the 'ead. 1900 is NOT the first year of the 20th century, it is the last year of the 19th century. This is because there was no year 0 in our stupid calendar system, which was designed by religious zealots, not mathematicians. Obviously, it never occurred to them that by their logic, a person's 1st birthday should be the day they are born, instead of a year later, which is the sensible way to look at it. The day a person is born is their 0th birthday. So: 1901-1988: 365.25 x 88 = 32142 + 1989: 365 + Jan-July: 31+28+31+30+31+30+31 = 212 + Aug. 1-18: 18 + ------- 32737 Oops, we seem to be off by 31 days in addition to the year. Looks like you went to the Richard Sexton school of calendar arithmetic. :-) That means that the real 32,768th day of the 20th century will be: Tuesday, September 18, 1990. :-) :-) :-) ______________________________________________________________________________ /_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/ |_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____| _No dark sarcasm in the classroom|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|___ |____Teachers leave the kids alone__|_____|_____|_____|_bryan@cs.utexas.edu___| ___|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|{vertebrae...}!cs.utexas.edu!bryan_|___ |_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|